Otherside Correct Chords & Tabs
"Otherside Guitar Tab" - tabbed by Joel Pickett
Song Title - Otherside
Length - 4:15
Type - Non-Instrumental
Artist - Red Hot Chili Peppers
RHCP - Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Flea, Chad Smith
Album - Californication
Year - 1999
One of RHCP's signature songs - if not the best.
This tab is 100% correct, so do not take note to different versions.
This tab also does not include the precise rhythm, so you'll have to
figure it out yourself...
Tuning - STANDARD (EADGBE)
Intro -
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------
A------7-7-7---------10-7-5-5-5---------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
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Chorus 1 -
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------
A------7-7-7---------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------
A------7-7-7---------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-7/14-14-14-14/9-9-9-9--------------
A------7-7-7----------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
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Verse 1 -
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
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End-of-Verse Bar Chords (to be played at all ends of verses) -
G-maj A-min
E-------3-----------------5---------------------------
B-------3-----------------5---------------------------
G-------4-----------------5--------------------------- (please note - the bar
D-------5-----------------7--------------------------- chords are harder, but
A-------5-----------------7--------------------------- they sound much better,
e-------3-----------------5--------------------------- though the normal chords
are easier for beginners)
End-of-Verse Straight Easy Chords (Version 2) -
G-maj A-min
E-------3-----------------0---------------------------
B-------0-----------------1---------------------------
G-------0-----------------2---------------------------
D-------0-----------------2---------------------------
A-------2-----------------0---------------------------
e-------3-----------------0---------------------------
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Verse 2 (same as Verse 1, but I've just put it in so that
it is easier to read as a whole song -
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
(Replay end-of-verse chords to the rhythm).
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Chorus 2 -
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------
A------7-7-7---------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------
A------7-7-7---------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------18-18-18-------------
D------------7-7-7/14-14-14-14----------------------
A------7-7-7----------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
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Verse 3 -
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/otherside_correct_tab.html ]
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
(Replay end-of-verse chords once, due to short drum solo).
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Verse 4 -
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
E-----------8-------------------------15------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e----5-5-5-------5-5-5/12-12-12-12-------12-12/5----
(Replay end-of-verse chords to the rhythm).
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Chorus 3 -
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------
A------7-7-7---------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------
A------7-7-7---------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-7/14-14-14-14/9-9-9-9--------------
A------7-7-7----------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________
Bridge and Solo -
E------0--0--0------12-12-12----0--0--0-------------
B------12-12-12-----0--0--0-----12-12-12------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E------0--0--0------12-12-12----0--0--0-------------
B------12-12-12-----0--0--0-----12-12-12------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E------0--0--0------12-12-12------------------------
B------12-12-12-----0--0--0-----12/10-10-10/17-17---
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B-17-17-19-17-17-17-17-17-17-19-17-17-19-17-17-19-17
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
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Chorus 4 -
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------
A------7-7-7---------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------
A------7-7-7---------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-7/14-14-14-14/9-9-9-9--------------
A------7-7-7----------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------
A------7-7-7---------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-------------
e---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D------------7-7-7/14-14-14-14/9-9-9-9--------------
A------7-7-7----------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------
(End of any chord on A-minor)
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Notes: Instead of playing the normal melody in Chorus 3+4,
you can just play the bar chords (and they also sound better)
They are: A-minor, F, C, G. --->> It's easy to figure the rhythm.
Bar Chords:
A-minor: 577555
F: 133211
C: 8 10 10 9 8 8
G: 355433
(Most left number is low E... and so on.)
Any comments about this tab? joelpickett@hotmail.com for queries.
